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To all Clubs and Federation members, we are pleased to offer this update on the upcoming Nationals; to be officially know as the Gladfield 23rd NZ National Amateur Wine & Beer Competition & Conference on the 6th, 7th & 8th of October 2023. We have Read More
Hawke’s Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club is pleased to announce we are hosting the 2020 Central Region Competition! The 2020 Central Region Competition will be held in Hawke’s Bay on the 9th to the 11th October 2020. The venue Read More
Photos from the 2019 Nationals
An OPEN Competition for all Amateur Brewers and Winemakers in Hawke’s Bay and surrounding areas.
22nd Nationals, Christchurch Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October 2019 Hi Fellow Winemakers and Brewers and Partners. We are now under starters orders for the big event of the year. Certainly everyone in the Pegasus Amateur Winemakers Society are hoping Read More
On Saturday 22 June 2019 a Beer Judging Accreditation is being run at Massey University in Palmerston North. Successful candidates will become certified Judges for the Federation and can then officially judge at Federation National, Regional and Club events. Please Read More
The current Federation approved judging sheets can now be downloaded and used for competition judging. These were approved in 2015. Please click on the Links below: National WineLiqueurSheet2015 NationalBeerSheet2015 Each A4 page has two sheets.
B1 Light Beer / Low Alcohol B1.1 Standard Light Beer Colour: Pale to straw Body: Light Aroma: Moderate hop with malt notes Palate: Agreeable hop, low malt flavours. Clean finish. Head: Firm white head Carbonation: Persistent fine bead. Alc/vol: 2 Read More
NATIONAL WINE CLASSES AND SPECIFICATIONS. Updated following the 2019 BGM. Class W 1 DRY RED GRAPE Medium to dark red in colour. Light to medium body. Acidity and body should be in balance Read More
Appendix 1. New Zealand Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Federation National Competition Rules as from the Biennial General Meeting held at Dunedin 2013 All entries are to be in accordance with the class specifications for that entry. A fee, as set Read More
The Classification of Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Flowers and Whatever for Wine-making. National Specifications The National specifications for wines currently include specifications for Dry, Medium and Sweet wines with a range of fruit and other product classes and a group of Read More